3 - Core Values & Principles of Community Engagement

Chapter III: Core Values and
Principles of Community Engagement

Typhoon Ondoy
Maningning Creek Before
Angat Kabataan Group
Before and After
Lesson 1:HUMAN RIGHTS
Human Rights
“the rights inherent to all

human beings whatever
our nationality, place of
residence, sex, national or
ethnic origin, color,
religion, language, or any
other status.”
Human Rights
Human rights are basic

individual entitlements.
Natural Rights
Life, liberty, and the

pursuit of happiness.
Civil Rights
Privacy, property,
religion, expression,
contract, and movement.
Political Rights
Assembly, petition,
suffrage, direct and
indirect participation,
self-determination, self-
government, and election
to public office.
Social and Economic Rights
Livelihood, equal
opportunities, education,
housing, leisure and
recreation, the freedom to
choose one’s occasion, to
picket and to strike for
better working conditions
and various benefits to
improve the quality of
life.
Emilio Jacinto
“all men are equal

whether the color of their
skin is white or black.
One man may surpass
another in intelligence,
wealth, or beauty, but
never in that makes him a
man.”
The concept of human rights as individual
entitlements entails an obligation on the part of the
State.
State assume obligations and duties under
international law to respect and fulfill human rights.
The states must refrain from interfering with or
curtailing the enjoyment of human rights.
The obligation to protect…
Requires states to safeguard individuals and groups

against human rights abuses.
According to a recent study, at least 55 Filipinos die
every day because of lack of clean water. The United
Nations has recognized that access to food, clean water,
and to a livable environment are human rights.
Lesson 2:Social Justice
Social Justice
Humanization of laws
and the equalization of
social and economic
forces by the state so that
justice may at least be
approximated.
Justice
Justice is harmonization
of function. Each
individual within a
society has a particular
role to play and the
proper functioning of
each individual brings
harmony to society; thus,
justice is attained.
Justice
Justice is consequential.
In pursuit of our wants
and needs, our individual
actions result to favorable
or unfavorable outcomes.
The legal tradition of punitive justice evolved in part
from the idea that when we pursue our rights and the
consequence of our action is detrimental to the right of
another, we ought to be punished and our rights are
curtailed.
Me: looking for the 15B stolen from PhilHealth
As societies developed and nations emerged, more
people want the same things, thus creating a social ill
that needs to be addressed.
Justice then evolved into contractual agreements to

provide fairness and equity to everyone.
The modern concept of Social Justice
Social justice is anchored heavily on the idea that

justice is based on basic human rights and each
individual must have an opportunity to exercise this
rights.
Senator Jose W. Diokno
Social justice is a system of law that seeks to attain the

following objectives:
Respect our rights and freedoms as individuals and as
a people;
Eliminate poverty as quickly as our resources and
abilities would allow;
First, provide everyone with their basic material
needs; then, improve their standard of living; and
Change institutions and structures to address
inequalities.
Lesson 3: Community Engagement
Successful community engagement programs entail the
achievement of four actions known as the pillars of
community engagement- information, consultation,
involvement, and empowerment – aimed at a
particular group or citizenry.
Various principles and goals:
Increase in the knowledge of community members

about the issues that are being addressed;
Encourage communities to co-create additional
knowledge or views pertaining to issues being
addressed;
Shared application of knowledge and new knowledge
to address the issues of the community; and
Create opportunities for improvement, communication
channels, and engage the community in regular
continuous exchanges.
Participatory Development
Directly involves local

communities in
development projects.
Participatory Development
Aims to engage the

marginalized in
development projects
which are designed and
initiated for their own
benefit.
Characteristics of Participatory Development:
Cognitive – it generates new ways of understanding

community issues and problems;
Political – it capacitates the powerless; and
Instrumental – it proposes alternative solutions.
PA R T I C I PAT I O N I N T H E S O C I A L M O V E M E N T A N D
INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Social Movement Perspective
Participatory
development is
characterized by the
progressive actions of
community fighting
injustices and inequalities
in the distribution of
political and economic
powers.
Institutional Perspective
Defines participatory
development as the scope
of gathering of inputs by
various parties of
participatory
development.
Four forms of Participatory Development
Passive participation-
Participation is at the
minimum; stakeholders
are merely informed
about the plans and
progress of projects.
The people’s involvement

hardly goes past the
discussion stage during
meetings.
Participation by
consultation-
Stakeholders answer
queries posed by external
researchers or experts.
The decision-making
power remains in the
hands of external parties
who, ultimately, are not
obligated to actually use
the stakeholders’ input.
Participation by
collaboration-
Stakeholders with
predetermined goals
participate during the
discussion, analysis, and
decision-making stages.
Empowerment participation-
Stakeholders actively participate

in the process and in its analysis.
This features a joint decision

making process, wherein
stakeholders are considered equal
copartners with the external
experts. Most significantly,
control and ownership of the
process are in the hands of the
primary stakeholders.

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Chapter III: Core Values and

Principles of Community Engagement

“the rights inherent to all

Human rights are basic

Life, liberty, and the

“all men are equal

Requires states to safeguard individuals and groups

Justice then evolved into contractual agreements to

Social justice is anchored heavily on the idea that

Social justice is a system of law that seeks to attain the

Increase in the knowledge of community members

Directly involves local

Aims to engage the

Cognitive – it generates new ways of understanding

The people’s involvement

Stakeholders actively participate

This features a joint decision

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